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When does a bad joke become a dad joke? When it becomes apparent.
@Morn I think about 99% of people put LYFT first. Some cities don't even have taxis anymore.
Commit arson, in Valleyspeak SPREADLIKEWILDFIRE Compete at Westminster, in Valleyspeak WORKLIKEADOG Administer an oath to a seaman, in Valleyspeak SWEARLIKEASAILOR Heal kings and queens, in Valleyspeak TREATLIKEROYALTY Peruse some literature, in Valleyspeak READLIKEABOOK
33A hung me up for a little bit, until I remembered the number one rule of crosswords: When in doubt, OREO.
@TazTheGreat Fair is whatever gives you enjoyment in solving the puzzle.
Here we go dissing cats again. Cats are very social creatures by nature; most of them are unpleasant only to people who don't like cats.
@Petrol My, such turgid prose!
@Solver I have, many times - different experiences, that's all.
@lucky13 "Heighth" is not a word, any more than "supposably", "acrossed", "nucular", "athalete", or "realitor". It is not a legitimate variant, it is simply a mispronunciation. People confuse it with constructions such as "length" and "breadth" and "width" - thank you, English language.
Fun fact: The name "Arby's" does not derive from "Roast Beef", but rather "Raffel Brothers" (Forrest and Leroy) who founded it in 1964. Fun fact #2: A word like "emcee" is called a lexicalized initialism—an abbreviation that’s been turned back into a normal-looking word based on how it sounds. Other examples: okay, deejay, kayo.
@Petrol And English - especially American English - in its glorious mishmash inconsistency, chooses to retain it in some words. You pointed out subpoena and phoenix, but also Phoebe, amoeba, Oedipus, and oenology.
I just had to drop a comment in here, as this is the first time I've ever solved the puzzle at drop time - I usually go to bed at 9:00. But everyone's shooting off fireworks tonight, so I'm not going to bother trying to sleep. It was a pretty easy puzzle for me, just hit the groove and sailed right through it I guess. The fireworks are dying down, so I guess I'll go to bed. Good night!
@JMF A bit ironic, given the Siam -> Thailand entry.
@Bobby Note: For all non-native English speakers out there, "read" is pronounced like "lead" and "read" is pronounced like "lead"; and while "read" is the past tense of "read", "lead" is not the past tense of "lead". HTH.
While Pele is the Hawaiian goddess of the volcano, she did not create the islands. In Hawaiian mythology, the islands were pulled up from the bottom of the sea by Maui, with his fish hook, Mānaiakalani. Certain myths recognize the reality of volcanic activity, crediting Pele with both destroying the land (through eruptions) and expanding it.
@Petrol I wouldn't call that a nit at all, it's an incorrect clue.
@Kate Tani Russian chef - BORSCHT BELT
@Abby Carr All of them? How about: radian mole candela parsec calorie erg bar micron meter gram It's true that many are, but I can't think of any that are three letters long except that ampere is often shortened to amp: volt watt newton tesla gauss joule pascal hertz
@Tim Many foods originate in one place, but become more strongly associated with another, such as tempura, which originated in Portugal but is now considered distinctly Japanese. While churros did originate in Spain, they are more commonly associated with Mexico
@Lewis How about: MAR_ WORLDWITHOUTEND
Sweet potato and YAM are not the same thing, not even related botanically, but since Americans commonly conflate them, I suppose 62D is acceptable in crosswordland.
@Lori Not at all; it is imitating the sound of a buzzer used in game shows or other places to indicate a wrong answer, and when spoken is a snarky way to tell someone they're wrong.
@Steve L Nothing is "cheating" unless you're in a competition. If you're simply doing it for your own enjoyment, all's fair – you can challenge yourself as much or as little as you wish.
EREADER absolutely bammed my boozle for a long time. I was pretty sure of all the crossing words, but just couldn't parse it.
@Chris Wilt Chamberlain also got MVP four times. Of course, he wouldn't fit - perhaps because he was 4 inches taller than James.
I have never heard the expression "have things out". I've heard "have it out", but that is an idiom, and an idiom is a lexical unit - you can't just change words and have the same meaning. You wouldn't say, "he kicked a bucket", or "beat around the shrub".
Okay, I am officially an old fart. I initially had COMO for 34A. I only realized the correct answer when I saw TRINITY crossing.
I was hung up on the revealer for a long time because I had SCAM for 10A.
@Lauren Very much a Spanish word, and the phrase "Está bien" can mean "okay" or "no problem", or indicate agreement or acceptance - it's a pretty versatile expression.
I originally had NASH instead of NAST, which left me with.... Well, you can see for yourself what the cross would be, I don't want to upset the emus.
@Ess When you are at bat, you're up - it's your time up.
@David I had the same objection at first, until I realized that all the names are in fact in big boxes - as @jas pointed out. What? Puns in a crossword puzzle? I never.
@Alex Yeah, that's something you have to look out for in Spanish: Mi papá tiene muchos años. (My father has many years / is old.) Mi papa tiene muchos anos. (My potato has many buttholes.)
@Andrzej Amazing how Nature works in harmony when allowed to. And we humans, with only a few thousand years of building and engineering experience, seem to think we know better.
Oh, come on. Just an hour before starting this puzzle, I was reading about and talking about Gargantua. What a bizarre coincidence!
@Kristen Same here, I keep thinking it means "relevant", and have to be reminded each time. Still, I think it is dubious as a clue for ARID.
@Lars Yes, except "dry" in this sense does not mean not having water; it means dull, insipid, lacking interest or substance. It would be like using "Having a strong flavor" as a clue for CLEVER. Yes, "sharp" is a synonym of both of those, but they are different meanings. Pretty lame clue.
@Patrick J. Same here - I had BEAK in there initially.
Anyone else notice the 2D answer in a puzzle with a clue about Guns N' Roses? Different spelling, of course, but I wonder if it was intentional.
@Elisabeth Yes - hated the layout. A Sunday puzzle is generally difficult enough to see, but I generally can without having to zoom in, which I had to do on this one, making it difficult to navigate. I was too irritated to properly enjoy the theme, so I don't know whether I like the puzzle itself or not. Please don't do it again.
@Sam The theme is consistent, just really complex and convoluted. Didn't appreciate it.
@Ιασων Good catch! I didn't notice that. 🎶 She's got legs Knows how to use them.🎶 One of their great ones, where you can really hear Frank's driving beat.
@Ham Yes. That's how language works. People use words and they become part of the language.
@Phishfinder Same here, and that hung me up for a good bit.
@Weak An internet company's... ...undertaking: commission ...repair: commend ...fee for frugal people: commiserate ...stack of paperwork: compile ...tutor: commentor
@John Hey, I take exception to that! I've heard it many times, and I'm not archaic. Yet....
@Smee true: (tr.v.) to position something so as to make it balanced, level, or square.
@jp inframan - why not? I thought it was rather punny clue.
@Jane Wheelaghan Yeah, I have never heard a two-pronged fastener called a brad. A brad is a small nail, the only definition I could find in American Heritage, Random House, and Collins.
I dislike fish (as food) and EEL sounds especially disgusting to me, so with that and AHI and SEABASS all in the same puzzle, I was making some faces, but otherwise it was a pretty good puzzle.